List of countries by urban population

Source	UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2018)
Date	29 Aug 2019

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Twelve countries/regions have 100% populations living in an urban area. These are Singapore, Hong Kong, Anguilla, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Cayman Islands, Kuwait, Monaco, Holy See, Macao, Nauru, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part). The population of all these countries/regions have below ten mn.

Among Countries having a population above ten mn, Belgium has the highest urbanized population of 98.12%, followed by the Netherlands (92.57%) and Argentina (92.23%). Among Countries having a population above 100 mn, Japan (91.87%) is highly urbanized, and Ethiopia (22.17%) is the least urbanized.

Thirty-two countries/regions have achieved urbanization above 90%, and 68 have above 80%. Out of 233 countries/territories projected by the UN, 75 countries/territories have more than 50% of the population living in a rural area, and 12 have 80% people living in the rural area. Tokelau and 'Wallis and Futuna Islands' have their 100% population in the rural area.

China has the highest urban population of 893 mn people, followed by India (495 mn) and the United States of America (277 mn). Nine countries have an urban population above 100 mn. India has the highest rural population of 903 mn people, followed by China (536 mn), Pakistan (133 mn), Indonesia (117 mn), and Bangladesh (105 mn).

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Urban population (2021)
Country/Region	Urban Popultion		Rural Popultion		Urbaniazation		Continent
Country/Region	Population	Rank	Population	Rank	Urban (%)	Rank	Continent
Singapore	5,991,800	87	0	230	100.00	1	Asia
China, Hong Kong SAR	7,598,190	78	0	232	100.00	2	Asia
Anguilla	15,380	221	0	224	100.00	3	North America
Bermuda	60,470	194	0	226	100.00	4	North America
Gibraltar	35,120	210	0	227	100.00	5	Europe
Cayman Islands	64,640	193	0	222	100.00	6	North America
Kuwait	4,361,470	103	0	228	100.00	7	Asia
Monaco	39,490	207	0	225	100.00	8	Europe
Holy See	800	229	0	233	100.00	9	Europe
China, Macao SAR	661,840	159	0	231	100.00	10	Asia
Nauru	11,220	223	0	223	100.00	11	Oceania
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	41,840	204	0	229	100.00	12	North America
Réunion	900,330	154	2,750	214	99.70	13	Africa
Qatar	2,819,900	123	20,500	197	99.28	14	Asia
Guadeloupe	441,410	165	6,670	206	98.51	15	North America
Belgium	11,449,400	56	219,760	160	98.12	16	Europe
San Marino	33,120	212	810	219	97.62	17	Europe
United States Virgin Islands	100,590	188	4,150	212	96.04	18	North America
Uruguay	3,351,960	117	154,180	169	95.60	19	South America
Guam	161,650	185	8,480	203	95.02	20	Oceania
Malta	412,870	167	22,600	194	94.81	21	Europe
Iceland	324,830	175	20,940	196	93.94	22	Europe
Turks and Caicos Islands	35,130	209	2,310	216	93.83	23	North America
Puerto Rico	3,412,100	116	233,620	157	93.59	24	North America
Israel	8,193,990	75	647,740	144	92.67	25	Asia
Netherlands	15,949,750	48	1,279,790	120	92.57	26	Europe
Argentina	42,346,440	20	3,567,990	88	92.23	27	South America
Northern Mariana Islands	50,970	199	4,500	209	91.89	28	Oceania
Japan	115,853,240	6	10,256,230	56	91.87	29	Asia
Luxembourg	560,430	160	50,910	186	91.67	30	Europe
Jordan	9,456,170	64	864,190	136	91.63	31	Asia
Gabon	1,984,320	135	210,170	162	90.42	32	Africa
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,830	225	630	220	89.99	33	North America
Bahrain	1,563,270	144	181,020	167	89.62	34	Asia
Martinique	343,800	173	41,630	188	89.20	35	North America
Lebanon	5,307,550	92	649,750	143	89.09	36	Asia
Curaçao	146,430	186	18,030	198	89.04	37	North America
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	29,640,550	33	3,917,930	84	88.33	38	South America
Denmark	5,134,930	96	684,330	141	88.24	39	Europe
Sweden	8,989,810	67	1,198,310	124	88.24	40	Europe
Andorra	67,890	192	9,380	202	87.86	41	Europe
Chile	16,338,320	46	2,266,630	104	87.82	42	South America
Greenland	49,780	200	7,110	205	87.51	43	North America
Brazil	187,973,660	4	27,304,240	21	87.32	44	South America
United Arab Emirates	8,675,310	71	1,262,170	122	87.30	45	Asia
American Samoa	48,730	201	7,170	204	87.17	46	Oceania
Oman	4,587,400	100	682,830	142	87.04	47	Asia
Western Sahara	531,740	162	80,100	179	86.91	48	Africa
New Zealand	4,231,470	104	644,120	146	86.79	49	Oceania
Australia	22,195,540	41	3,504,920	89	86.36	50	Oceania
French Guiana	267,830	176	43,370	187	86.06	51	South America
Finland	4,792,310	99	806,460	138	85.60	52	Europe
Saudi Arabia	29,799,820	32	5,462,870	75	84.51	53	Asia
United Kingdom	56,970,140	15	10,729,340	53	84.15	54	Europe
Bahamas	342,260	174	68,300	181	83.36	55	North America
Norway	4,582,850	101	917,220	133	83.32	56	Europe
Dominican Republic	9,334,540	65	1,883,110	108	83.21	57	North America
United States of America	276,615,120	3	57,168,080	11	82.87	58	North America
Colombia	41,341,140	23	9,235,050	59	81.74	59	South America
Canada	30,966,070	29	6,958,100	72	81.65	60	North America
Palau	18,480	218	4,200	211	81.48	61	Oceania
Costa Rica	4,142,550	108	944,990	131	81.42	62	North America
Republic of Korea	42,063,710	22	9,602,940	58	81.41	63	Asia
France	53,582,960	16	12,371,780	44	81.24	64	Europe
Spain	37,650,160	26	8,799,410	64	81.06	65	Europe
Mexico	109,682,940	8	25,701,270	22	81.02	66	North America
Libya	5,463,600	91	1,282,080	119	80.99	67	Africa
Greece	8,864,460	69	2,210,860	105	80.04	68	Europe
Belarus	7,509,150	79	1,887,900	107	79.91	69	Europe
China, Taiwan Province of China	18,936,550	42	4,936,130	76	79.32	70	Asia
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	2,310	227	620	221	78.91	71	South America
Brunei Darussalam	353,190	172	96,420	174	78.55	72	Asia
Peru	26,443,820	34	7,242,480	70	78.50	73	South America
Djibouti	793,140	156	220,890	159	78.22	74	Africa
Marshall Islands	41,650	205	11,640	200	78.16	75	Oceania
Malaysia	25,864,290	35	7,424,930	69	77.70	76	Asia
Germany	64,044,370	14	18,546,500	30	77.54	77	Europe
Cuba	8,888,320	68	2,611,410	99	77.29	78	North America
State of Palestine	4,204,480	105	1,255,670	123	77.00	79	Asia
Turkey	64,712,190	12	19,802,430	27	76.57	80	Asia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	64,365,270	13	19,942,770	26	76.34	81	Asia
Bulgaria	5,239,810	94	1,652,400	115	76.03	82	Europe
Cook Islands	13,290	222	4,260	210	75.72	83	Oceania
Caribbean Netherlands	19,860	217	6,570	207	75.14	84	North America
Sao Tome and Principe	167,200	183	55,520	183	75.07	85	Africa
Russian Federation	107,632,490	9	36,004,320	17	74.93	86	Europe
Algeria	32,651,850	28	11,317,450	48	74.26	87	Africa
Czechia	7,891,770	76	2,742,080	95	74.21	88	Europe
El Salvador	4,826,800	98	1,685,520	113	74.12	89	North America
Switzerland	6,460,690	84	2,270,420	103	74.00	90	Europe
Equatorial Guinea	1,068,360	151	383,990	155	73.56	91	Africa
Hungary	6,925,780	80	2,660,700	97	72.25	92	Europe
New Caledonia	208,890	179	81,540	177	71.92	93	Oceania
Botswana	1,757,850	139	698,610	140	71.56	94	Africa
Dominica	53,830	197	21,570	195	71.39	95	North America
Italy	42,121,160	21	16,916,730	34	71.35	96	Europe
Iraq	30,305,170	30	12,307,040	45	71.12	97	Asia
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	8,251,180	74	3,456,720	90	70.47	98	South America
Tunisia	8,399,530	73	3,618,980	86	69.89	99	Africa
Ukraine	30,247,160	31	13,113,810	40	69.76	100	Europe
Estonia	900,340	153	396,700	153	69.42	101	Europe
Mongolia	2,236,320	133	1,014,830	129	68.78	102	Asia
Panama	2,993,060	120	1,358,890	117	68.78	103	North America
Latvia	1,283,250	147	592,280	148	68.42	104	Europe
Congo	3,983,700	111	1,850,390	109	68.28	105	Africa
Lithuania	1,938,270	136	901,730	134	68.25	106	Europe
South Africa	40,277,810	24	19,088,160	28	67.85	107	Africa
Montenegro	426,850	166	202,480	163	67.83	108	Europe
Angola	22,865,160	39	11,029,330	51	67.46	109	Africa
Cabo Verde	385,380	169	188,940	166	67.10	110	Africa
Cyprus	812,870	155	402,980	152	66.86	111	Asia
Portugal	6,806,980	81	3,375,660	91	66.85	112	Europe
Suriname	385,590	168	196,710	165	66.22	113	South America
Tuvalu	7,520	224	4,090	213	64.78	114	Oceania
Ecuador	11,307,420	57	6,261,380	74	64.36	115	South America
Morocco	24,022,960	37	13,474,540	38	64.06	116	Africa
Ireland	3,148,200	119	1,777,640	110	63.91	117	Europe
Armenia	1,864,830	137	1,075,110	128	63.43	118	Asia
Gambia	1,492,020	145	867,930	135	63.22	119	Africa
Albania	1,854,320	138	1,090,490	127	62.97	120	Europe
Dem. People's Republic of Korea	16,256,190	47	9,694,570	57	62.64	121	Asia
China	892,977,290	1	535,503,240	2	62.51	122	Asia
Paraguay	4,468,350	102	2,681,500	96	62.50	123	South America
French Polynesia	181,530	182	110,950	173	62.07	124	Oceania
Poland	22,736,410	40	15,110,210	36	60.08	125	Europe
Georgia	2,328,240	132	1,560,470	116	59.87	126	Asia
Nicaragua	3,841,630	112	2,639,180	98	59.28	127	North America
Austria	5,191,930	95	3,608,750	87	58.99	128	Europe
Honduras	5,820,870	89	4,047,950	82	58.98	129	North America
TFYR Macedonia	1,228,010	148	860,940	137	58.79	130	Europe
Cameroon	15,475,490	51	11,138,280	49	58.15	131	Africa
Ghana	18,192,300	43	13,181,750	39	57.98	132	Africa
Seychelles	55,920	196	40,540	190	57.97	133	Africa
Haiti	6,664,620	83	4,833,330	78	57.96	134	North America
Croatia	2,368,600	129	1,723,780	112	57.88	135	Europe
Kazakhstan	10,961,020	60	7,995,850	67	57.82	136	Asia
Fiji	537,360	161	393,290	154	57.74	137	Oceania
Indonesia	157,464,950	5	117,389,240	4	57.29	138	Asia
Azerbaijan	5,779,350	90	4,399,800	81	56.78	139	Asia
Jamaica	1,653,750	143	1,265,380	121	56.65	140	North America
Serbia	4,913,530	97	3,759,820	85	56.65	141	Europe
Kiribati	70,100	191	54,330	184	56.34	142	Oceania
Mauritania	2,754,950	124	2,152,970	106	56.13	143	Africa
Syrian Arab Republic	10,992,590	59	8,593,510	66	56.12	144	Asia
Slovenia	1,153,870	150	927,900	132	55.43	145	Europe
Romania	10,482,860	61	8,812,220	63	54.33	146	Europe
Slovakia	2,933,770	121	2,517,260	100	53.82	147	Europe
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	59,330	195	51,660	185	53.45	148	North America
Trinidad and Tobago	734,750	157	644,670	145	53.27	149	North America
Isle of Man	45,860	203	40,550	189	53.08	150	Europe
Namibia	1,458,300	146	1,292,950	118	53.01	151	Africa
Turkmenistan	3,241,920	118	2,875,090	94	53.00	152	Asia
Nigeria	111,530,090	7	99,916,580	6	52.75	153	Africa
Liberia	2,750,650	125	2,481,440	101	52.57	154	Africa
Guatemala	9,531,640	63	8,712,360	65	52.24	155	North America
Côte d'Ivoire	13,998,740	52	12,828,980	41	52.18	156	Africa
Thailand	36,252,080	27	33,246,040	18	52.16	157	Asia
Uzbekistan	16,968,240	45	16,680,720	35	50.43	158	Asia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,725,940	141	1,766,130	111	49.42	159	Europe
Benin	6,096,880	86	6,352,740	73	48.97	160	Africa
British Virgin Islands	16,150	220	16,860	199	48.92	161	North America
Senegal	8,584,190	72	9,078,790	60	48.60	162	Africa
Philippines	53,074,110	17	58,228,680	10	47.68	163	Asia
Niue	760	230	860	218	46.89	164	Oceania
Somalia	7,752,270	77	8,836,920	62	46.73	165	Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo	42,691,730	19	49,644,310	12	46.23	166	Africa
Belize	187,470	181	218,300	161	46.20	167	North America
Mayotte	127,630	187	152,240	170	45.60	168	Africa
Zambia	8,692,600	70	10,542,190	55	45.19	169	Africa
Mali	9,334,090	66	11,558,500	47	44.68	170	Africa
Guinea-Bissau	913,830	152	1,134,310	125	44.62	171	Africa
Aruba	46,850	202	59,950	182	43.87	172	North America
Sierra Leone	3,561,310	115	4,649,760	79	43.37	173	Africa
Togo	3,722,100	113	4,862,530	77	43.36	174	Africa
Bhutan	363,050	170	481,100	151	43.01	175	Asia
Republic of Moldova	1,721,990	142	2,282,840	102	43.00	176	Europe
Egypt	44,872,830	18	59,819,360	9	42.86	177	Africa
Central African Republic	2,142,170	134	2,880,680	93	42.65	178	Africa
Faeroe Islands	21,340	216	28,770	193	42.58	179	Europe
Eritrea	2,332,300	131	3,222,840	92	41.98	180	Africa
Maldives	191,440	180	274,340	156	41.10	181	Asia
Mauritius	520,480	163	756,000	139	40.77	182	Africa
Saint Helena	1,670	228	2,480	215	40.25	183	Africa
Madagascar	11,145,080	58	17,281,030	31	39.21	184	Africa
Bangladesh	66,791,900	11	104,707,740	5	38.95	185	Asia
Yemen	11,914,980	55	18,995,830	29	38.55	186	Asia
Viet Nam	37,779,860	25	61,504,280	8	38.05	187	Asia
Mozambique	12,503,540	53	20,726,120	25	37.63	188	Africa
Pakistan	79,411,960	10	132,695,040	3	37.44	189	Asia
Guinea	5,257,870	93	8,851,790	61	37.26	190	Africa
Kyrgyzstan	2,370,610	128	4,011,290	83	37.15	191	Asia
Lao People's Democratic Republic	2,682,640	126	4,579,660	80	36.94	192	Asia
Grenada	40,280	206	69,480	180	36.69	193	North America
United Republic of Tanzania	23,252,740	38	41,421,110	13	35.95	194	Africa
Sudan	15,871,590	49	28,720,850	19	35.59	195	Africa
India	494,589,930	2	902,833,080	1	35.39	196	Asia
Zimbabwe	5,834,110	88	12,226,340	46	32.30	197	Africa
Timor-Leste	447,280	164	963,900	130	31.70	198	Asia
Myanmar	17,381,060	44	37,888,300	15	31.45	199	Asia
Barbados	90,010	189	198,060	164	31.25	200	North America
Burkina Faso	6,715,590	82	14,781,380	37	31.24	201	Africa
Channel Islands	52,200	198	116,110	172	31.01	202	Europe
Saint Kitts and Nevis	17,700	219	39,570	191	30.91	203	North America
Comoros	263,080	177	625,320	147	29.61	204	Africa
Lesotho	693,230	158	1,658,270	114	29.48	205	Africa
Kenya	15,608,840	50	39,172,010	14	28.49	206	Africa
Tajikistan	2,677,380	127	6,979,270	71	27.73	207	Asia
Guyana	213,840	178	581,180	149	26.90	208	South America
Afghanistan	10,239,680	62	28,674,020	20	26.31	209	Asia
Vanuatu	76,960	190	222,910	158	25.66	210	Oceania
Uganda	12,443,940	54	36,254,140	16	25.55	211	Africa
Solomon Islands	165,690	184	493,720	150	25.13	212	Oceania
Cambodia	4,179,680	107	12,764,030	43	24.67	213	Asia
Antigua and Barbuda	25,870	214	80,250	178	24.38	214	North America
Swaziland	356,510	171	1,106,440	126	24.37	215	Africa
Chad	3,987,070	110	12,778,640	42	23.78	216	Africa
Tonga	25,880	213	86,120	175	23.10	217	Oceania
Micronesia (Fed. States of)	25,050	215	83,560	176	23.07	218	Oceania
Ethiopia	25,589,580	36	89,813,740	7	22.17	219	Africa
Nepal	6,423,990	85	24,154,440	23	21.01	220	Asia
South Sudan	2,863,900	122	11,096,530	50	20.51	221	Africa
Saint Lucia	34,450	211	147,460	171	18.94	222	North America
Sri Lanka	3,988,110	109	17,157,880	33	18.86	223	Asia
Samoa	35,720	208	165,600	168	17.74	224	Oceania
Malawi	3,691,080	114	17,168,110	32	17.70	225	Africa
Rwanda	2,350,390	130	11,028,580	52	17.57	226	Africa
Niger	4,188,880	106	20,817,290	24	16.75	227	Africa
Liechtenstein	5,630	226	33,260	192	14.47	228	Europe
Burundi	1,729,900	140	10,575,560	54	14.06	229	Africa
Papua New Guinea	1,201,040	149	7,724,730	68	13.46	230	Oceania
Montserrat	480	231	4,790	208	9.15	231	North America
Tokelau	0	232	1,370	217	0.00	232	Oceania
Wallis and Futuna Islands	0	233	11,490	201	0.00	233	Oceania
World	4,458,417,150		3,417,047,480		56.61